Going walkabout Down Under, 1788-1930

WI Issue 383 for September 2019 has an interesting article on frontier conflicts which involves Settlers vs Aborigines

I have enough figures to try and recreate with some imagination
More to follow

Anglo-German War, 1871: what if scenario

One of the interesting situations that I learned about during my time at the Halifax citadel was that the British army began to withdraw to the Home front due to the increased power of Prussia soon to be Germany.
At the time, an interest in invasion fiction hit the western world as an interesting genre of pop culture.
Another chance for me to use my Napoleonic cavalry and Colonial troops plus first war Germans and French.
Inspired by August 2019 issue of Wargames illustrated

Battle of inkerman 5 November 1854

With Wargames  Illustrated issue 381 July 2019 I received a free set of Crimean War Russian infantry by warlord games to which I'm going to paint up and prepare for the battlefield along with the other small figures I have of this. So that's why I'm going to have a Crimean War scenario up on this blog shortly.
At presents I have approximately 5 regiments of Russian troops with a battery of artillery Calvary consists of Cossacks. British troops for the area consists of my Napoleonic British and my Highlanders which at 1/72 scale you really can't tell if the carrying flintlocks or percussion locks.

Crimean War Pacific campaign Siege of Petropavlovsk Aug, 1854

One of the little ideas I have using my Napoleonic British, Russians and Samurai era Japanese
The Russian defense of the area consisted of earthworks.

The Northwest Frontier 1837-1947

Ah, another Osprey publishing book I have borrowed from the family of my late friend.
Between my Muslim warriors, and my Napoleonic and Colonial British types, I should be able to fight some skirmishing games.

Crimean War Balaklava

Continuing on with my new interest in this conflict, I have borrowed some books from the family of a late friend of mine. I'm currently reading up on the Grenadier Guards and Balaklava.
With the Napoeonics I have, I should be able to put the battle together

My new interest on the Crimean War

I somehow got this book in my library. I'm not sure if I bought it or it was my father's but either way I am going to read this and on reflect keep it.

A major change for this blog concerning my US Civil War collection

Recently I have been finding it difficult to consider keeping my US Civil War collection. Most of the figures I have date from the early 1970s and over the years I have struggled to either find a game system I like, or to even see if I want to continue keeping the collection. As well, despite a family connection to the conflict, we had an ancestor who was pressed into service with the Confederacy at the siege of Fredricksburg, and he fell in that fight.
On a personal note, the controversy surrounding the Confederate battle flag is also another reason I decided to part with the collection.
I was going through what I had and have found that with the rule set I have, it would mean an investment of at least another 300-500 figures to make it a go, and I just don't feel like doing that with this period.

The only way I would do any civil war type figures now would be for any Fenian raid type games, and for those, I think I can use other figures for that. Namely my cowboy style figures.

A fellow collector here in Nova Scotia has offered to trade my collection for kits in other eras that I am more interested in.

I will keep this blog up, and update it with the other ideas I have for gaming the period in British North America between 1815-1900.

Havenlocks advance to Lucknow, 1857 Battle of Aong

Wargames Illustrated has an excellent game scenario featuring my old regiment the 78th Highlanders.
The figures amounts are not so large.

1st Madras (European Fusiliers) 20
64th Regiment 20
78th Highlanders 20
8th Regiment 20
Regiment of Ferozepore 20
Volunteer Cavalry 10
Irregular Horse 10
Royal Artillery 2 guns
Bengal Artillery 2 guns

Balance Rao's Mutineers

Sepoys 10
Badmashes 10
Ghazi Fanatics 10

Illregulars 10
Bengal Light Cavalry 10
Illregular horse 5
Balance Raos Horse 5
2 field guns
2 large guns

The rebels hold a village which they have fortified.
If my Indian figures are more than I think I have, then they shall be in the game.

The British will be a mixture of  Napoleonic British as well as my light infantry from my American revolution troops in light kit.

This action was played in August 2019.
The
British assault wasn't as easy as expected. The Indian defenders fighting for their home, tried to hold on to the walls, however the British were enraged at the betrayal of their troops and the murder of their compatriots in the end, they prevailed

some plans for this year

So I should make a basic plan for some games I might be able to get into this year.

1. First up should be some Rebellion of 1837. Now that I have sufficient early 19th century types, I should be able to put some of the battles for this.

2. Fenian Raids. Another project I have wanted to do for a bit, eventually I should see about getting some Crimean War types for Canadian Militia. The Fenians will be made up of the remaining Cowboy types I have.

3. Crimean War actions: I still have some Russian figures and in a pinch, I can throw in some French Foreign Legion types. The British will just have to make due with the Napoleonics I have.

4. Riel Rebellion. The one action I haven't fought so far is Batoche. I have enough earthwork type stuff and terrain effects that I could put together Metis rifle pits.

5. Majuba 1881. Now this is a battle I'll have to draft in several different figures. And eventually, I should be able to get some late 19th century Highlanders.
The Boers will have to come from my cowboys.

6. Indian Munity 1857. Wargames illustrated has some ideas I'm going to try out.